US7972027B1ActiveUtility

Illuminated door

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 18, 2008Filed: Jul 18, 2008Granted: Jul 5, 2011
Est. expiryJul 18, 2028(~2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F21Y 2113/00F21V 23/001F21Y 2103/00F21V 33/006F21S 2/00F21V 17/107F21S 8/031F21V 23/02E06B 3/485
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Claims

Abstract

The invention is a light kit that attaches to the interior portion of garage door panels in order to illuminate the garage when either the garage door is open or closed. The kit includes a plurality of lights with corresponding mounting brackets, a watt reducer, lighting box, and a spring-loaded electrical wiring system.

Claims

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1. A garage door illumination kit comprising:
 (a) a plurality of light boxes;
 wherein each lighting box attaches to the inner surface of a garage door by a fastening means; 
 wherein each lighting box has a plurality of mounting brackets; 
 wherein the light mounting brackets have fixtures for attaching a light bulb; 
 
 (b) a watt reducer;
 wherein the watt reducer is electrically wired to all of the light mounting brackets; 
 
 (c) a spring-loaded electrical wiring system further comprising a creel, an electrical wire, and a plurality of pulleys;
 wherein the pulleys and the spring-loaded creel are mounted onto a garage door track and rail of a garage door; 
 wherein the electrical wire of the spring-loaded electrical wiring system connects along end to the electrical wiring of the garage door illumination kit; 
 wherein the opposite end of the electrical wire of the spring-loaded electrical wiring system connects to an electrical supply; 
 wherein the spring-loaded electrical wiring system provides a continuous supply of electricity to the light bulbs regardless of whether a garage door is open, closed, opening, or closing; and 
 
 wherein the garage door illumination kit provides interior lighting for the garage. 
 
     
     
       2. The garage door illumination kit as described in  claim 1  wherein the mounting box further comprises a box and a cover, which attaches to and opens from the box via a hinge. 
     
     
       3. The garage door illumination kit as described in  claim 2  wherein the fastening means comprises screwing, nailing, riveting, bolting, gluing, magnets, or welding. 
     
     
       4. The garage door illumination kit as described in  claim 3  wherein the light bulb that attaches to the light mounting bracket may be a fluorescent bulb, a Halogen bulb, or an incandescent light bulb.

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